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J. N. ANDERSON.

SADDLE BAGS.

Patented Sept. 30, 1890.

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l l UNITEDSTATESv PATENT JESSE NQ ANDERSON, OF CONWAY, MISSOURI,ASSIGNOR OE ONE-HALF To OLE M. GUNDERSON, OF SAME PLACE. Y

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 437,637, datedSeptember 30, 1890.

Application iiledApril 23,1890. Serial No. 349,089. (No model.) y y l Toall whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, JESSE N. ANDERSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Conway, in the county of Laclede and State of Missouri, haveinvented anew and useful Improvementin Saddle-Bags, of which thefollowing is a specication. This invention has relation to saddle-bagsfor physicians, for facilitating the carrying ofl vials of medicine,small instruments, dac., upon horseback. Although herein illustratedandl described in connection with a saddle-bag for physicians, yetcertain features of construction hereinafter described ,and claimed maybe employed in connection with saddle-bags for drummersI and othertraveling men, and also in hand-bags or physicians medicinecases.

The objects of the invention are to provide an extremely strong anddurable case of neat appearance and preferably covered with leather, theedges of which are carefully guarded by metallic facings, &c., and to sodivide the interior of the'pocket into neat and convenientsub-compartments as will adapt the case for the reception of varioussizes of small vials,

`, powders, and instruments.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear,and the novel features thereof will be particularly pointed out in theclaims.

Referring to the drawings,'Figure 1 is a perspective of apair ofsaddle-bags constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2

is a perspective of one of the cases of bags, the flaps being raised.Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section. Fig. Ltis a detail in plan ofthe blank forming the covering for the bag or case. Fig. 5 is aperspective in detail ofl the two hinged compartments. Fig. 6 is a Yperspective of one of the divisional partitions forming pockets. Fig. 7is a detail in bottom plan of the mixing-plates or lapboards. Fig. 8 isa modification of the construction shown in Fig. 5. Fig. 9 is alongitudinal section of the lapboard or mixing-plates. Like numerals. ofreference indicate like parts in all the figuresl of the drawings.

1 represents the connecting band or strap, 5o which is riveted, as at 2,to the rear wall of the covering 3 of leather, which incloses themetallic box or casing hereinafter described.' The opposite pockets or`cases are of similar construction, and therefore a description in detailof one will suffice for the two.

4 represents the outer metallic casing of the box, the same being ofoblong shape, and having its upper Open ends slightly inclined andforming a mouth for the introduction of the parts hereinafter describedand the medicines. The box is subdivided into two main compartments bymeans of va longitudinal partition 6, the front compartment beingdivided into upper and lower compartments by means of a horizontallongitudinally-disposed partition 7. Below the partition 7 the frontwall of the box is open or removed, and in the Same is located a hingeddrawer or box 8, the

removable rests upon its lower bent portion.

At each side ofy the partition 9 there is 1ocated corrugated strips 10,which combine with the walls of the compartment to form a double seriesof small vial-receiving pockets or compartments 11.

The rear compartment, which is of theenj I tire depth of the box, isoccupied by a -pair of removable boxes or trays 12 and 13, the lower box13 being hinged at its upper rear edge to the lower rear edge of theupper box 12, as at 14, which latter has located therein a corrugatedstrip 15, similar to, though formed with deeper corrugations than, thestrips on partitions 10, and shown in detail in Fig. 6. The upper rearedge of the tray 12 is provided with a bail or lifting-ear 16,

whereby the two trays may be raised from the box or simply the uppertray raised and slightly tilted to give access to the lower tray. Thelower tray is intended forthe reception of powders and the upper trayfor the largerA vials, or those in which large doses `mustnec- ICOessarily be carried. The corrugated strip, however, being removable fromthe upper tray, the same may be introduced intothe lower tray.

The lap-board consists of two opposite leaves 17, provided at theiradjacent edges with a hinged connection 18, permitting them to be foldedflat, one upon the other,or spread into the same plane, whereby theycombine to form a convenient lap-board for mixing they medicines. Thefree end of one ot' the leaves is provided with a bail 19, by which thelapboard may be withdrawn from the space formed by the rear face of thepartition 6 and the front wall ofv the upper tray 1 2, into which spacethe lap-board ris habitually carried.

l The upper surrounding edges of the box are bent outwardly anddownwardly, as at 20, so as to receive the edges of the'leathercovering. In a similar manner are thel upper and side edges oftheopening in the box occupied by the swinging tray 8 bent, as at 21. Theupper edge of the above opening, after forming the bent-over portion 21,is reduced to form a central strip 22, which extends up p under thesurrounding flange or bent portion 20 of the box.

Upon the front wall of the box or tray 8 there is located a' headed lug23, which coacts with the fastener, hereinafter described.

The connecting-strap l is continued beyond the riveted portion 2 to forma iiap 24, which covers the mouth of the casing or box and depends atthe front of the same and is provided with a metallic plate 25, rivetedthereto, the opposite sides of the plate being provided f with ways 26,in which is mounted a sliding plate 27, having an inverted-V-shapedopening 28, adapted for-alignment with a transverse slot 29, whichreceives the headed lug upon the front wall of the swinging tray. Asshown in the drawings, the blank of the cover consists of a back portion29*, opposite side embracing-flaps 30, upper `front embracingflaps 31,and between the side embracingaps and continued from the lower end ofthe back portion 29 is a bottom covering portion 32 and a front coveringportion 33.

In mounting the cover upon the metallic box the upper edges of the sideiaps 30 take under the turned-over edges 2O of the box, and the upperfront iiaps 31 take under the latter-mentioned edges and also theturnedover edges 21 and the central strip 22. Below the portions 3l thecover is embraced at its edges by the side bent portions 21, and

. the front portionV 33 of the blank takes be- 'tween the opposite sideflanges 34, in which the outer edges of the side walls and the upperedge of the front wall of the swinging tra-y terminate.

By this construction the leather covering is carefully guarded fromwear, bruising, &c., and is unaffected by moisture, which wouldotherwise tend to swell the same and prevent an easy working of theparts.

`-Various details yof construction employed in the invention maybealtered to suit various purposes and uses to which the invention.

may be applied, and I therefore do not limit the invention to the exactdetails herein described, but hold that I may vary the same to anyextent within the scope of my invention. I only employ the lap-board inone of the pockets, and, as shown in Fig. 8, prefer to slightly alterthe .construction of the same over the opposite companion pocket. Thealteration only relates to the hinged or twin boxes or trays 12 and 13,and consists in forming a tray 35 of proportions adapting the same tocompletely lill the rear compartment of the box or bag and-in providingthe same with a horizontal divisional partition 36, thus forming anupper compartment 37 and a lower drawer-space 38, in which is located aremovi able drawer-tray 39, the end Wall of the box 35 being providedwith an opening for this. purpose. the box 36 presents a plain unbrokenexterior surface,'which `cannot offer any obstruction to the insertionand removal of the lap-board.`

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. In a bag of theclass described, the combination, with an inner metallic box, the up peropen end of which has its front and side walls bent outwardly uponthemselves and From this it will be apparent that V provided at itsfront lower portion with an opening, the edges of which are outwardlybent upon themselves, of a tray pivoted in the opening and having itsside and upper edges bent to form overlapping portions, and the IOOleather blank herein described, consisting of l a rear portion, a bottomand front portion, the vlatter embraced at its side and upper edges bythe overlapping portions of the tray, opposite side portions overlappedby the side portions of the upper edge of the tray, and opposite frontportions overlapped at their adjacent edges and upper and lower edges byIIO the upper and lower edges of the box, and a central strip formedupon one of the extended edges, substantially as specified.

2. In a saddle-bag, the combination of the box and thelongitudinally-disposed divisional partition, the front compartmentformed thereby being subdivided both horizontally and vertically and theopposite corrugated K ,i

partitions mounted at each side of the subdividing 4partitions andforming an opposite series of vial-receiving pockets or compartments,substantially as specied.

3. The herein-described box, consisting of the longitudinal partition 6,extending verti l cally throughout the length of the box and formingopposite compartments, the pair of hinged trays 12 and 13, arranged inthe rear compartment, the upper tray being provided with a removablecorrugated partition form- 7 ing a series of vial-receiving pockets, thehinged tray pivoted in an opening in the front wall of the box, thelongitudinal tray subdividin g the upper front compartment and theopposite corrugated strips arranged at '-f 437,637 v i t each side ofsaid partition and forming oppoisite series of vial-receiving pockets,and the removable lap-board arranged between the partition 6 and thefront walls of the trays 12 and 13, substantially as specified.

4. In a saddle-bag, the bag or box subdivided into front and rearcompartments bya vertical partition, the removable box located in saidcompartment having a smooth exterior and a removable drawer inserted inits side wall at its lower end, and a horizontal partition above thesame, and the removable lap-board inserted between the removable box andthe partition, substantially as specified.

' 5. In a bag of the ela-ss described, the combination, with an innermetallic box, the upper open end of which has its front and side' wallsbent outwardly upon themselves and provided at its front lower portionwith an opening the edges of which are outwardly' bent upon themselves,of a tray pivoted in the opening and having its side and upper edgesbent to form overlapping portions, and the leather blank hereindescribed secured in place by such overlapping portions, substan- 2 5tially as specied.

6. The herein-described box, consisting of the longitudinal partition 6,extending vertically throughout the length of the box and formingopposite compartments, the pair of 3o hinged trays 12 and 13, arrangedin the rear compartment, the upper tray being provided with a removablecorrugated partition forming a series of vial-'receiving pockets, thehinged tray pivoted in an opening in the front wall of the box, thelongitudinal tray subdividingthe upperfrontcompartmet, and the oppositecorrugated strips arranged at each sideof said partition and formingopposite series of vial-receiving pockets, Substantially as speciied. i

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JESSE N. ANDERSON.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM T. PARE, A. A. LEWIS.

